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Koromiko
| Common
name: Koromiko, hebe |
Botanical
name: Hebe stricta var. stricta |
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Maximum height: 4
metres |
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| Where found: |
- Sea level to 1100m
- Open places along stream sides, hillcountry, roadsides and stable
slip faces, prefers well drained soils with good moisture
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| Description: |
- Spreading shrub with fibrous root system.
- Willow-like leaves, 5 to 12.5 cm long by 1.6 to 2.5 cm wide,
lance shaped, green above, dull or pale beneath.
- White or sometimes pale bluish flowers, 7.5 to 15 cm long and
2.5 cm in diameter. Flowers December to March, propagated easily
by cutting and seed. Seed ripe in late May and early June.
- Yellow-green bark.
- Tolerance: salt-moderate, wind-moderate, drought-moderate, frost-moderate,
waterlogging-low.
Environmental
Tolerances - key
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PHOTO: Colin Ogle
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